John Brown Francis

John Brown Francis (31 May 1791-9 August 1864) was Governor of Rhode Island (W) from 1 May 1833 to 2 May 1838 (succeeding Lemuel H. Arnold and preceding William Sprague III) and a US Senator from 25 January 1844 to 4 March 1845 (succeeding Sprague and preceding Albert C. Greene).

Biography
John Brown Francis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1791, the grandson of congressman John Brown. He graduated from his grandfather's namesake Brown University in 1808 and worked in mercantile pursuits before serving in the Rhode Island State House from 1821 to 1829 and in the State Senate from 1831 to 1842. He also served as Governor from 1833 to 1838 and in the US Senate from 1844 to 1845, dying in 1864.